Does the United Conservative Party Government’s intention to create a “specialized prosecution unit to address deteriorating safety in Alberta’s major urban centres” indicate there’s problem with the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service? Alberta Justice Minister Mickey Amery (Photo: Alberta Newsroom/Flickr). If so, what is it? If not, why is the government
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Environmental Law Alert Blog: Poor mines enforcement undermines social licence
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
BC’s government accuses political opponents of being too keen to say “no” to development, but a recent report by B…
Continue readingEnvironmental Law Alert Blog: Some applause for administrative penalties
Tuesday, February 4, 2014 A current BC Ministry of Environment public consultation on "administrative penalties" under the Environmental Management Act and the Integrated Pest Management Act is a good thing for environmental enforcement in BC. Administrative penalties fill a gap between the government's main enforcement tools – charges and tickets.
Continue readingEnvironmental Law Alert Blog: BC government’s forestry inspections target the little guy
Thursday, January 23, 2014 When the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (FLNRO) tries to detect violations of BC’s forest laws, do they put their efforts into detecting violations by large logging companies or small-scale operators? It turns out that small-scale operators and individuals get over half of
Continue readingEnvironmental Law Alert Blog: Forestry in BC – few inspections, low consequences
Friday, December 20, 2013 We’ve reviewed the Ministry of Forest, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Compliance and Enforcement Annual Reports from 1998 to 2012. And what we've found raises a whole lot of questions – dramatic declines in inspections and in the fines imposed on the forest industry, but stable
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